simple past

Summary

simple past is a tense^[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (tense category, ranking #10 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• simple past's instance of is recorded as tense^[3].
• simple past's subclass of is recorded as past tense^[4].
• simple past's subclass of is recorded as simple tense^[5].
• simple past's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07khh7r^[6].
• simple past's ISOCAT ID is recorded as 3475^[7].
• simple past's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778172041^[8].
• simple past's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778172041^[9].

Why It Matters

simple past draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (tense category, ranking #10 of 20).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[10] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[11]